2018-04-16 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                           16 APRIL 2018


    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:             Cr Wellington
    Seconded:          Cr Glasgow
    That Council note the report by the Environmental Services Manager to the Planning &
    Environment Committee dated 10 April 2018 and the further report to the General Committee
    Meeting dated 16 April 2018 and:
    A.   aApprove the implementation of the revised Council and Community Bushland Care
         Partnership Operational Guidelines (provided at Attachment 1 to the General
         Committee report) with the inclusion of the following amendment to Section 4.1,
         Working Bees to add the following words “For new Bushland Care Groups, Council will
         provide additional support and working bee attendance to establish new group skills
         and knowledge as required.”
    B.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to make any necessary minor amendments as
         required to improve clarity of the Guidelines.
                                                                                           Carried.
    Cr Jurisevic voted in favour of the motion.
    Cr Stockwell voted in favour of the motion.



6   PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL LAWS - FURTHER REPORT
    Motion
    Moved:             Cr Glasgow
    Seconded:          Cr Stockwell
    That Council note the report by the Governance Advisor to the Services and Organisation
    Committee dated 10 April 2018 and the further report to the General Committee Meeting
    dated 16 April 2018 and:
    A.   Resolve to propose to make Administration and Other Local Laws (Amendment) Local
         Law (No. 1) 2018 (as provided at Attachment 1 to the Services & Organisation
         Committee report dated 10 April 2018);
    B.   Resolve to propose to make Administration and Other Subordinate Local Laws
         (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No. 1) 2018 (as provided at Attachment 1 to the
         General Committee report dated 16 April 2018);
    C.   Resolve pursuant to section 257 of the Local Government Act 2009 (“the Act”), to
         delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of Council its powers under section 38 of the
         Act and section 15 of the Local Government Regulation 2012 to decide —
         (i)     how the public interest test of the local law and/or subordinate local law
                 particularised in the schedule (as provided at Attachment 3 to the Services &
                 Organisation Committee report dated 10 April 2018) is to be conducted; and
         (ii)    the matters with which the public interest test report in relation to the local law
                 and/or subordinate local law particularised in the schedule must deal; and
         (iii)   the consultation process for the public interest test and how the process is to be
                 used in the public interest test.




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